SinaiProverbs 18:4
American Standard Version
The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
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Proverbs 18:4 in other translations
The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters.
The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 18:4 in context
- 2A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.
- 3When the wicked cometh, there cometh also contempt, And with ignominy cometh reproach.
- 4The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters; The wellspring of wisdom is as a flowing brook.
- 5To respect the person of the wicked is not good, Nor to turn aside the righteous in judgment.
- 6A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.